PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Hoping all of our Florida members are safe and have not suffered any injury or property damage.
Living in Louisiana I have been through hurricanes before and they are NOT fun.

Don

TucsonCoyote Loc: Tucson AZ

Yeah and this one is scheduled to loop around and whack em a second time......then if Murphy's Law
persists it may just get out on the gulf and regain strength then hit Mexico or New Orleans if God figures they haven't been behaving since the last time!

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

TC. it's sort of like this. Hmmm, 10 years since the last one hit the continent, let's see if we can get a twofer and make up for that.
--Bob

Stevieboy Loc: West Palm Beach, Florida

Thanks for your concern. We are located in the westernmost part of West Palm Beach about 12 miles from the ocean. We were very lucky. Power out for about 8 hours. Slight tree damage. Very lucky.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

The Hurricane Matthew may not be as bad as suspected. Damage is recorded as moderate thus far for a hurricane. And no extension of lives lost. Flooding, rain, and loss of power will be the most agonizing. Source: CNN news.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Let me add my voice to that - good luck all. Here in Raleigh, hurricane Fran came directly inland and the eye passed over us 20 years ago - unbelievable destruction to this heavily wooded city and no power for two weeks. We all hope our Florida friends fare better.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Blame the ... for it... or extreme weather is a gvt conspiracy...

Anyone saying that and means it is an @hole.

Been thought a couple of typhoons while in Okinawa but not a hurricane yet, same thing thought. For some reason the eyes that passed over us managed to be over night... Evacuation there was minimal (USAF aircraft) and that was it. Buildings are made to last there unlike the US where matchsticks are used...

Trees can grow again, house can be built again but the live-hood inside them?

I live in Florida for the last six years now. I have only seen the edge of a tropical storm that petered out in the gulf yet that taught me to get out of dodge and made me do some serious tree cutting in our property. I have a cluster left to cut but that tree is apparently 'protected' so trying to find a way to deal with that one... Legally.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

No sympathy for your tree cutting Ron - glad it is protected. Despite the fact that they do fall (rarely) during extreme weather, the rest of the time they are providing oxygen, sequestering carbon, and providing wind, sun and noise protection and abatement. You won't live long enough to see them grow back.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Cut 145... Still have over 100...

Not asking for sympathy either. Since we cut this mess we have way more birds (they can fly now), less mosquitoes and so forth so.. We win.

travisdeland Loc: deland, FL

I appreciate the good wishes. I live in Deland, and work in a marina in Daytona Beach. Word has it our marina suffered considerable damage. I'll be there in the morning to document the aftermath since I documented(photographically) everything(every boat and building) before the storm. I will post some pix when possible. Right now, I'd like some power.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Yea right Ron, less trees=more birds. Guess what many of the deaths in Haiti are attributed to - mudslides caused by deforestation.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Well, did not have birds before, now we do. We did have squadrons of mosquitoes, now I have lone fighters.

What is going on in Haiti or the rest of the world is not of my concern. Land management is out of my reach. I manage mine correctly, thank you. Unlike most properties around I still have (many) trees*, not a desert of over watered grass. My use of a lawnmower? Limited to twice a month and less than an hour. A tank last me so long that I am surprised when it runs out of gas and have to think twice before thinking of it being the problem.

You can take your 'green attitude' put something over it and check what is in your eco footprint.

- If you put more than two curb bins of recyclable and trash a month, you have me beat.
- I carry the same plastic cup that was given to me last year for a drink of water and still use it for same purpose 'No lid, please'
- I bring my own ceramic cups (cafe/tea) everywhere I go.
- Napkins? If too many (especially when eating sea food) I take what is not used (most) and use it @ home.
- How about plastic bags? How many do you use per month? My total there is 0. We use the same $1.00 bags we purchased or had for free all the time.
- How many cans of beer/soda do you drink? My total is also 0. So...
- Since we are it, how much gas to you purchase per month? Between the three cars we have we use about 25 gallons**. Can you beat that?
- The home A/C is set at 83 in summer and 68 in winter. What are your settings?
- A/C in a car? rarely used (2 do not have it) and the third use 4/55 with success but in traffic jams (only time the A/C is on).

My everyday foot print is minimal, how is yours?

Flying is the biggest problem... I am in the process of checking commercial ships to go to Europe instead of flying. Both of us are retired so time is not an issue. Price could be an issue but considering that for 3k you are lodged, fed and carried to destination over 15 days (7+8 days) it really is not that much. When it comes to pollution, it is fraction to what I would use being in a plane simply because our combined weight (+- 300lbs) does not make a difference for the ship.

If you have me beat honestly, come back and give me lessons on recycling, composting, whatever.

Next time pick on someone who does not care.

Don't worry about the next paragraph, I am ranting against electric cars...

You use an electric car? Check the real cost. It is not because you lug it in into your home power grid that you are saving the environment. You only displace the pollution source. Add the low input/output rating of the batteries and.. Oops, you produce more crap than I do with two old cars and my newer who, incidentally allow me from point A to point B with an average of 36mpg. How about the battery pollution when they are manufactured and disposed off? It is not for nothing that the local power company offered $500.00 credit for electric car users...

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* I own only one acre.
** Most is used when my wife delivers meals or go to Pensacola as a volunteer (once a week each). I take my car out only when I have three errant in three different places.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

Thanks. Very lucky, but now concerned about this "comeback cone"?

Rongnongno Loc: FL

That is likely due to 'Nicole' The end appears to be a tropical storm/depression so only time will tell.

If there is a a double whammy from the same hurricane it will be a first (for the recorded history).

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

I thought a storm on the west coast of Florida doubled back a few years ago. Maybe not, and it probably won't happen this time.